Three Faces of Shafa. Land Ownership on Trial in Ningarhar

A study of three districts in the Ningarhar Province – Qasimabad, Shahidano Meena, and Achin in the Shinwar District - urban, semi-urban and rural districts respectively – provides an analysis of the role of shafa (customary and Islamic religious law relating to neighboring properties) in land seizu...

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Main Author: Wamiqullah Mumtaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2013-06-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/8071